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NCT Number: NCT03062189

Binge Drinking Among Youngs is a Risk Factor for Alcohol Use Disorders

The purpose of this study was to assess drinking habits and patterns of alcohol consumption, smoking habits, use of illicit drugs and the prevalence of binge drinking and alcohol use disorders among Italian young students. Furthermore to investigate the correlation between binge drinking and alcohol use disorders.

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Key information

Conditions

Binge Drinking Alcohol Drinking Alcohol-Related Disorders Behavior Chemically-Induced Disorders Drinking Behavior Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

13 year–19 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

This study was performed on 2,704 subjects attending high school, through the administration of questionnaires regarding socio-demographic data, anthropometric characteristics, pattern and amount of alcohol intake, smoking habits, use of illicit drugs and physical activity were administered to students. Moreover mood and anxiety were evaluated through AUDIT, STAI-Y1, STAY-Y2 and ZUNG. The aim of the study was to assess drinking habits and patterns of alcohol consumption, smoking habits, use of illicit drugs and the prevalence of binge drinking and alcohol use disorders among Italian young students. Furthermore to investigate the correlation between binge drinking and alcohol use disorders.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects attending high school of three italian cities (Rome, Latina, Frosinone)
  • Subjects aged between 13 and 19 years
  • Subjects that accept the interview

Exclusion criteria

  • Subjects that don't accept the interview

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Binge drinking behavior

    Time frame: 1 year

    Binge drinking behavior was defined as an alcohol consumption of more than 5 drinks within about two hour period

Secondary outcomes

  1. Amount of alcoholic beverage consumed

    Time frame: 1 year

    One drink is defined as an amount of alcoholic beverages containing 12 g of absolute alcoho

  2. Type of alcoholic beverage consumed

    Time frame: 1 year

  3. Frequency of alcohol consumption

    Time frame: 1 year

  4. Alcohol consumption outside meals

    Time frame: 1 year

    One drink is defined as an amount of alcoholic beverages containing 12 g of absolute alcoho

  5. Frequency of alcohol drinking outside meals

    Time frame: 1 year

    One drink is defined as an amount of alcoholic beverages containing 12 g of absolute alcoho

  6. Amount of cigarettes smoked

    Time frame: 1 year

  7. Frequency of cigarettes smoked

    Time frame: 1 year

  8. Type of illicit drugs used

    Time frame: 1 year

  9. Frequency of illicit drugs used

    Time frame: 1 year

  10. Diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder

    Time frame: 1 year

    According AUDIT score

  11. STAI score

    Time frame: 1 year

    STAI assess existing anxiety a predisposition to anxious reaction as a personality characteristic. Itis structuredby two axes (y1 for state anxiety and y2 for trait anxiety), both consisting of 20 multiple-choice items; each item has a score from 1 to 4; the total score of y1 and y 2 axes can range from 20 to 80. This test was selected for simplicity, validity and reliability. The subjects evaluated were divided as high and low anxious and a value of 40 was used to distinguish the two groups

  12. Zung-SDS

    Time frame: 1 year

    Zung-SDS constitutes an effective instrument in screening for depression and its positive predictive value of a diagnosis of depression is between 88.7% and 92.3%. The Zung-SDS contains 20 multiple items with a score from 1 to 4 each; total score above 50 indicates a condition of depression

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Binge Drinking Among Young Students is a Risk Factor for the Development of Alcohol Use Disorders: Results From an Epidemiologic-observational Study

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Feb 23, 2017
Registry last updated
Feb 27, 2017

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